Dr. Kali Charan Sabat is an Associate Professor in the area of Operations Management. He earned his doctorate from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) Mumbai. He also holds Global Certificate in SAS Visual Analytics and has cleared the National Eligibility Test conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

He possesses 19+ years of experience in the industry, teaching and corporate training that ranges from companies such as BEL, Air India, Google Geo to academic institutions such as NMIMS and Administrative Staff College of India. He is an active member of prestigious national and international bodies such as Society of Operations Management (SOM), Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Society, Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) and Production and Operations Management Society (POMS).

He teaches courses in the areas of Operations Management, Management Information Systems, Project Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Quality Management, Business Strategy, Business Intelligence and Data Visualization.

Prof. Diganta Chakrabarti has more than 22 years of combined work experience in multiple roles as a management educator, executive trainer, consultant, researcher, team leader, and human resource professional.

Dr. Samudra has completed his BCA, MBA(HRM) before completing his Ph.D. in Public Systems from IIM Ahmedabad. Prior to joining IIMA, he worked in a large PSU for more than a decade. His research interests lie in the areas of public policy, productivity analysis, education, etc. He has published several cases, journal articles and book chapters.